Return to the Redwoods is a homecoming — the redwoods, the ocean air, a turkey wandering across your path, connecting with friends old and new. Make a gift before you arrive and take a little piece of campus home with you.
Make a gift of $25 or more and choose a coastal redwood sapling to plant wherever you land, or a custom keychain to carry a little campus with you. Give $50 or more and take home both.
You can make a gift to whichever part of campus made the biggest impact on you. Whether that's a department, program, college, or scholarship, you can search the options and choose your area of support.
Some featured funds for the weekend include:
- Alumni Association Scholarship Fund: helps high-achieving students working hard to earn their degree while navigating financial hardship.
- Slug Support: provide emergency financial support for essential needs like food, emergency housing, and other urgent expenses.
- Banana Slug Athletics and Recreation: helps make the weekend's activities possible and keeps opportunities available for every student on campus.
- Alumni Association: support great alumni programs like this one!
Return to the Redwoods. Give back to what made you.
Trees and keychains cannot be shipped. They are available only for pickup on the UC Santa Cruz campus during Return to the Redwoods (August 14–16, 2026)
You can pick up your tree or keychain at Slug Central. You will also receive care instructions if you selected a tree as your gift.
